Whilst masticating on , Paul Seppala (1:3615/51)
wrote to Alan Hess:
PS> The sports media here in Toronto are jumping all over Alomar.  
PS> One guy is calling him the Orioles' Designated Spitter.  He was 
He's been called worse since then.  Regardless of provocation, the spitting 
was inexcusable.
PS> already unpopular here (unfairly IMO) for sitting out 95's final 
PS> series with the Yanks and then jumping to the Orioles, not to 
PS> overlook his 1 day strike when the Jays traded Cone.  Now he's
I'm sure many Jays fans were upset by the trading of Cone, also.  
 
PS> really despised.  He should have gotten a suspension covering the 
PS> whole post-season.  I wonder what his teammates think about his actions.
He likely should have been suspended from postseason play.  However, the 
system under which baseball runs is that suspensions for regular season 
infractions don't apply to postseason games, and that players may play 
pending appeal (due process.)  Alomar didn't make the rules, and it's 
ridiculous of the umpires and media to all of a sudden demand a change for 
one incident, no matter how despicable.  
His teammates don't condone the spitting, and likely feel he deserves to be 
punished (probably for more than the five games he got), but Alomar is their 
teammate, and I'm sure they'll stand by him.  *adh*
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